Bachmann says 'ObamaCare' is a monster

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Michele Bachmann said Friday that the federal health care reform law is President Barack Obama's “Frankenstein.”

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"Right now, what we should be doing is fully defunding Obamacare. If we can't repeal it, we shouldn't give one dime to put this Frankenstein into place," she said here at an Americans for Prosperity forum.

"I am committed to not resting until Obamacare is finally repealed, and it will happen," she said. "It will happen, don't give up hope."

Asked what she'd do if there aren't enough votes to roll back the law, Bachmann said defunding is the only answer.

Bachmann, the final speaker at the New Hampshire candidate forum, also wants the federal tax code thrown out in favor of a consumption tax.

"We could scrap that thing altogether as far as I'm concerned," Bachmann said. "Fair tax, flat tax, whatever you want to call it. Let's get rid of what we've got and start over."